Didcot, Queensland

Didcot
Suburb
Didcot, 2008
Didcot, 2008
Didcot is located in Queensland
Didcot
Didcot
Interactive map of Didcot
Coordinates: 25°28′04″S 151°51′49″E / 25.4677°S 151.8636°E / -25.4677; 151.8636 (Didcot (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
126.0 km2 (48.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Total85 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.675/km2 (1.747/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4621
Suburbs around Didcot
Wateranga Wateranga Coringa
Mount Steadman Didcot Degilbo
Wilson Valley
Gooroolba		 Coalstoun Lakes Biggenden

Didcot is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Didcot had a population of 85 people.[1]

Geography

Gooroolba Biggenden Road enters the locality from the south-west (Gooroolba), passes through the town (where it is called Merritt Street) and exits to the north-east (Coringa / Degilbo).[3]

The now-closed Mungar-Monto railway line passed through Didcot from west to east with two now-abandoned railway stations serving the locality:

Didcot has two mountains in the north-east of the locality:

Mount Shamrock is a former mining town in the north-east of the locality (25°26′17″S 151°55′31″E / 25.4381°S 151.9252°E / -25.4381; 151.9252 (Mount Shamrock (neighbourhood))), immediately south of the mountain of the same name.[10][11]

Degilbo Timber Reserve 1 is in the east of the locality and Degilbo Timber Reserve 2 is in the south-east of the locality. Apart from these protected areas, the land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation.[12]

History

A report by R. W. Winks of the Department of Agriculture, Brisbane, surveying for the proposed Degilbo to Gayndah railway line extension, dated 10 November 1897 stated:- "After arranging for a horse, I proceeded to what is known as Irwin's Hotel, an accommodation-house on Didcot Creek, about 9 miles (14 km) from Woowoonga."[13] Degilbo at that time was known as Woowoonga.

Mount Shamrock was declared a goldfield in July 1886.[14]

Mount Shamrock Provisional School opened on 24 February 1890. In August 1890, 10 acres (4.0 ha) were reserved for school purposes on Mount Shamrock Road (25°26′21″S 151°55′23″E / 25.4393°S 151.9231°E / -25.4393; 151.9231 (Mount Shamrock State School (former))).[15][16][17] The school closed in October 1893 due to low student numbers.[18][19] It reopened on 7 April 1896 as Mount Shamrock Provisional School.[20][21] On 1 January 1909, it became Mount Shamrock State School. It closed in July 1935.[22][23]

Didcot Provisional School opened on 23 November 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Didcot State School. It closed in 1967.[23] The school was on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) site on the south-western corner of Merritt Street and Hamilton Street (25°28′36″S 151°51′52″E / 25.4766°S 151.8645°E / -25.4766; 151.8645 (Didcot State School (former))).[24]

Town and suburban land parcels in Didcot were offered for sale in March 1910.[25]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Didcot and nearby districts had a population of 287 people.[26]

In the 2016 census, Didcot had a population of 60 people.[27]

In the 2021 census, Didcot had a population of 85 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Deep Creek (Chowey) Bridge (1994)

Didcot has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Engineers Australia listed on their Official Register of Engineering Heritage Markers:

  • Degilbo-Mundubbera Railway Bridges in October 2016. A total of 12 bridges that are situated on the Mungar Junction to Monto railway line, including the Deep Creek Railway Bridge, are recognized with one Engineering Heritage Marker representing the "best example of a collection of historic railway bridges in Australia".[30][31]

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[32]

Education

There are no schools in Didcot. The nearest government primary schools are Coalstoun Lakes State School in neighbouring Coalstoun Lakes to the south and Biggenden State School in neighbouring Biggenden to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Biggenden State School (to Year 10) and Burnett State College (to Year 12) in Gayndah to the south-west.[33]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Didcot (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Didcot – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45342)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Didcot – railway station in North Burnett Region (entry 9921)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Chowey – railway station in North Burnett Region (entry 7167)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mount Shamrock – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 30561)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "Mount Melville – mountain in North Burnett Region (entry 21578)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Mount Shamrock – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 41999)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Geological sketch map Mount Shamrock, 1901". Queensland Historical Atlas (Map). University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "REPORT BY R. W. WINKS". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 7, 824. Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "Intercolonial,". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXX, no. 5, 953. Queensland, Australia. 19 July 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "Commercial". Evening Observer. Vol. VIII, no. 2209. Queensland, Australia. 23 August 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "9247-22 Mount Shamrock" (Map). Queensland Government. 1977. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mud map of Mount Shamrock, identifying residents c1904". Queensland Historical Atlas. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "PARADISE GOLDFIELD". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 6, 554. Queensland, Australia. 12 October 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ↑ "OUR SCHOOLS". The Bundaberg Mail And Burnett Advertiser. No. 1325. Queensland, Australia. 25 June 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  20. ↑ "DEGILBO". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 7, 309. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ↑ "Education Department". The Telegraph. No. 7676. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ↑ "Agency ID 9144, Mount Shamrock State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  23. 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  24. ↑ "Town of Didcot" (Map). Queensland Government. 1956. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Advertising". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 11505. Queensland, Australia. 21 February 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 5 April 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  26. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Didcot (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  27. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Didcot (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  28. 1 2 "North Burnett Local Heritage Register" (PDF). North Burnett Regional Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  29. ↑ "Deep Creek Railway Bridge, Chowey (entry 600031)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  30. ↑ McLachlan, Mark (6 June 2018). "Degilbo to Mundubbera Railway Bridges, 1905 to 1914". Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Blog. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  31. ↑ McGrath, PSM, B. L.; Churchward, Alan (October 2015). "Nomination of the Gayndah Rail Bridges, Queensland for ENGINEERING HERITAGE RECOGNITION under Engineering Heritage Australia's Engineering Heritage Recognition Program" (PDF). Engineers Australia. pp. 1, 4, 7, 11, 14. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  32. ↑ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  33. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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